Kartoon Studios names Linda Woolverton as producer on ‘Winnie and Friends’

Kartoon Studios (TOON) announced Linda Woolverton, screenwriter behind animated films including Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, as well as Alice In Wonderland, and Maleficent, has joined as Executive Producer of the Hundred Acre Wood’s Winnie and Friends production, based on the characters of A.A. Milne. In addition, Kartoon Studios named John Rivoli, the consumer products creative powerhouse whose work spans Harry Potter, Wicked, Lord of the Rings, Batman, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Looney Tunes, as the Creative Director for Hundred Acre Wood’s Winnie and Friends. Rivioli will collaborate closely with Woolverton to bring a bold, visually stunning reimagination of this timeless classic to life on the screen and to retail.